Kurukshetra (Haryana): Mortar bombs were found lying close to the railway tracks near Shahbad railway station in Haryana's Kurukshetra district yesterday, following which rail traffic was briefly suspended on the route and a massive search operation was launched by the security forces.

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who courted controversy after questioning the state government's move to rope in actress Parineeti Chopra for 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' initiative, said that he was not given an invitation to a key event related to the campaign and came to know of it through media.

Haryana’s Women and Child Development Minister Geeta Bhukkal on Tuesday said that it is mandatory for the organisations engaged in the welfare of needy and deprived children. The minister said that whether it be a government or a voluntary organisation, they must get registered under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 and the Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes Act, 1960.